Commissioner Director The Hon. Ronald Rios during today’s Middlesex County event at the NJ Alliance for Action.

EDISON (June 16, 2026) – With more than 900,000 residents, Middlesex County is already more populous than four states in the country. Serving that many people and maintaining more than 300 square miles comes with challenges and opportunities.

Alliance for Action members heard about the projects shaping the future of the region today at our Middlesex County Chapter meeting.  They totaled more than $3 billion.

“There is simply no stopping Middlesex County – not the growth, not the opportunities and certainly not the ability of its leaders and the business community to deliver transformational projects,” Alliance for Action President Jerry Keenan said. “The projects we heard about today will deliver jobs, opportunity and the type of smart development our team has always stood behind.”

The Hon. Ronald Rios, Commissioner Director, Middlesex County Board of Commissioners, and Robert Davis, President of Middlesex County Building & Construction Trades Council, co-chaired the event.

Director Rios also presented at the event and was joined by representatives of the Middlesex County Utilities Authority (MCUA), The Borough of Sayreville and the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO).

Commissioner Director Rios outlined several projects across the county, led by public facility improvements at Middlesex College, including a baseball stadium that will host the Rutgers team. He was joined by John Carroll, Director of Government and Public Affairs for the county.

Carroll outlined the county’s other capital construction plan, notably a micro grid for the Middlesex College campus and financing for non-SDA school districts project in the county.

The County of Middlesex alone will have nearly $90 million in capital spending this year.

MCUA Executive Director Joe Cryan discussed projects for renewable natural gas. MCUA runs the largest landfill in the state and the methane generated helps power much new development . MCUA is also rebuilding a dewatering facility and grid chamber to foster sustainability efforts.

Sayreville Administrator Glenn Skarzynski outlined the restoration of Bailey Park, a major recreation facility for that borough. It’s a recipient of major State Green Acres funding.

Garrett Blitz, Senior Project Manager for the New Brunswick Development Corporation rounded out the group of presenters.  Featured was the current status of the HELIX project.  The first building of three will open this fall. The second and third will be completed by 2030. It’s a total $2.2 billion investment.

Today’s event was sponsored by PSEG and by the Middlesex County Building Trades.

To learn more about upcoming opportunities with the Alliance, visit the our events calendar.